New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-15
NO FURTHER ADVANCE IN THE PRICE.

CALK OF SENDING A VESSEL TO PHILADELPHIA
THE MORE YOU BUY THE MORE THE COST.
The price OF coal did not advance yesterday
People whose supply is short using their fue Win
Rreat care hoping TO make il last until the srlke
over and the price has settled former figure All
that is needed the dealers say is one really cold day
10 send the price up with bound. Despite the mild
weather yesterday all the wholesalers and retailers
had all they could attend to to keep pace With the
demand Their horses are all tired ont and in many
instances the companies are hiring extra horses. The
companies that are fortunate enough to have coal In
stock are of course reaping harvest To them come
by hundreds letters from all parts OF the city beseeoh
. Ing tor coal. Even the regular customers OF the
various firms are kept down to one ton at a time OF
at most 10 enough to last them through the day
The companies trembling for tear that through
the influence OF the Knights Of Labor the drivers and
handlers in this city may be induced TO strike lhey
momentary expect it and in many instances arrange
ments are benz made to put on non-union men under
police protection the men do strike. But there
are SO many yards that it would require almost the
entire police force to protect them and the carts
making trips The outcome OF such condition OF
affairs is not guessed at by any OF the coal men,
They feel that they and the city are in the hands )f
their EMPLOYEES III the drivers strike and codet
weather comes the suffering among the poorer Glasses
who buy their coal by small quantities would be great
The advsablty OF sending special steamers TO Phil
adelphia has been considered by some OF the COM
panies but there are many difficulties In the way 1t
Is thought that the cOal-handlers Ill that city would
refuse to load the steamers, aud 10 case they were
loaded is feared that there would be trouble on their
arrival here. 1t is possible however that the Con-
sumers' Coal Company may send a steamer there to-
day or tomorrow The proprietor Of 90. one OF tine
largest fiat houses in the city talked with the
Of the company yesterday about the scheme Inc
steamer that they have in view will carry from
$1,000 to $4,000 tons, and the owner OF the nat
guarantees to take 500 tons immediately.
The supply of the West Shore Railroad is getting
low and yesterday it wanted TO get 400 tons Tor
immeoiate use. Oddly enough, the price OF coal now
increases instead OF decreasing on large orders A
customer may get ton for 81. but ten tons would
cost him from 81 to So more a ton. Bags OF coal
weighing 100 pounds sold in Harlem yesterday
at go cents each, equal to ST. ton.
The inventors OF gas and oil stoves are RUBBING tner
hands and xousy waiting for the supply OF coal TO
give out their commodities would then go up In
price, since gas and kerosene would have to be much
used.
Ono of the results of the strike is the cessation
work in the section Of the aqueduct this side of
the Harlem River, under contract by John Brunt0n
Co. Mr.. Bruuton informed Chief Engineer church
that he would have TO cease work. Mr.. Church
directed him keep the pumps going at the shaft in
order to keep the tunnel clear OF water. This he
agreed to do Between 400 and 500 men are tenn
pOrarily thrown out OF employment: work WIZ De
resumed "a soon as a supply of coal can be had at
ordinary prices.
The coal handers have extended the operation of
their strike as to affect the National Steanshlp
Line and possibly enbarrass them In the loading OF
their vessels yesterday the strikers committee
ordered coal De delivered for the boiler OF the
hosting engines on the pier used Tor loading and
dischargng GARAGES. Then an attempt was made 10
take coal from boat OF Berwind. White & Co., who
supply the National Line steamers with Goal. when
threat was made that should this be done strike
would be ordered against the National Line.
The Manhattan Railroad Company yesterday
received by the New-York City and Northern Railroad
forty carloads Of coal from the Pennsylvania road 1t
was run the elevated road at One-hnndred and
From there it was sent up to the yards at Ninety
uinth-st.